The Life Journey sector: this sector is associated with the flowing Water element. It is often located near your front door, so an aquarium can create a beneficial sense of welcoming flow in this important spot.

The New Beginnings/Family sector: located on the left-hand side of your space, this sector is represented by the Wood element and nourished by Water.

The Wealth & Abundance sector: this area is also a Wood element sector. An aquarium here can go a long way towards nourishing your finances and sense of gratitude.

2.There are two rooms where your aquarium does NOT belong, according to Feng Shui.

My house has a small open plan living, we have the whole in one room, kitchen, dinning area, living area. In a sense my aquiarium is close to the kitchen, but falls on the living room area, will this still be OK. I have a small aquarium for 7 months now, and the fish are happy…Thanks

Hello Ahamed,
Thank you for writing. This is a very specific question; I would suggest reading my articles about Feng Shui and aquariums to get ideas for your home. Or if you wish to send a drawing and get my specific recommendations, please use my Ask Ann page to send me the question and material.

Hi..
We have a small apartment and our living room is same bedroom of my daughter..I have put an aquarium in the left corner of the room but I have read that aquariums should not be place in a bedroom..what will I do we only have small room..thank you

Hello Chelle,
Aquariums have a few issues that make for less-than-ideal Feng Shui in a bedroom: lights, electricity that’s always going, and constant movement/noise. When your daughter sleeps it is important that she has a peaceful environment where none of these things can disturb her. So, find a spot in the living room that is far away from your daughter’s bed where she can neither see nor hear the aquarium. This may be OK from a Feng Shui perspective. If she still has trouble getting a good night’s sleep, you may have to let go of the aquarium until you live in a space that’s a bit bigger. Good luck!

Hello Liz,
An aquarium under a staircase is not ideal because it creates more instability in an already precarious place. Please do try to find another spot for the aquarium elsewhere in your home, for good Feng Shui.

My wife bought 3 tiger barbs and placed it in a somewhat a previous location where I had my hamster before. We made it look like an aquarium, with pebbles and dolphins decorations. We used mineral purified water. We left for New Year and on the 2nd day 2 fish died when we came back. The water was dirty, I cleaned the aquarium before we left with clean purified water.
My question is that, can fish survive with purified water? My wife purchased again 3 tiger barbs, after 1 day 1 fish died. I kept on searching over the net and seems that purified water is not enough, it still requires a water conditioner in order to make the water safe for the fish. I’ve also read that when fish dies for unknown reasons, it absorbed bad luck supposedly for anyone of us in the family.
My wife was told from the pet store tap water is ok. However, the tap water needs to be stocked first for about 2-3 days before it is good to use.

Hello Jayson,
I’m sorry to hear about what’s happening with your beautiful fish. Yes, when they die they take with them bad luck from the family, but at the same time it is important to do your best to help them stay alive and healthy.

Unfortunately I am not an expert in aquarium maintenance, so your best path is to continue to consult with your local pet store or an expert aquarium website. Here is a website I found that may be helpful to you. Good luck!

I work as a Business Analyst and recently I shifted in 1 Room set , where i have an attached washroom and a kitchen-space and its obvious i sleep in that room only. So, in this scenario where i can put an aquarium.
I will be very thankful towards you.

This was an intriguing post. I came across it because I am moving into a new place and wanted a small fish tank or two to amplify the great energy in it. However, some of your responses to the comments begs me to question on this matter…

My husband raises fish (to breed/sell) and has been doing so for the last 2ish years. He has added on 48 total tanks to date of varying sizes…tiny to giant 6′ x ~2′ x ~2′. These giant ones are TRIPLE stacked in the dining room (which is right next to the kitchen) and on the other side of the wall of our bedroom. There are 12 total fish tanks in the dining room alone. I have let him have his way with his hobby, although it was starting to become annoying due to the time and effort he ended up investing in it after awhile. No fights or unleashing over the hobby until…

Consequently, right after Christmas 2015 he informs me he wants a divorce because “we hadn’t been getting along for a long time”. This totally blindsided me because we had just gotten married that summer and had a 2 month old at that time. I will agree with him that there has been ongoing bickering (no crazy fighting until 2016 now that all this divorce stuff is in motion), but I was bowled over that everything was so FINAL and he does not want to work it out. He is so involved with these fish that he is actually a board member of the local breed association. Interestingly enough, many of these tanks have certain algaes and snails he can’t seem to get rid of. He works a f/t job in addition to this fish obsession.

So now I am moving out to a new space with my 5 y/o and infant and am hoping he will come to his senses while we are on our own. He is a decent guy otherwise (that I knew of…can’t claim to know what has been going on these past <6 months or so). He basically always came home, worked on the house, messed with fish, and out in the yard. No bars or hanging out. Watches his football games and such at home. My question to you is…if we ever get back together…will the fish hobby to this scale pose a problem again? He plans on selling the house after the divorce and situating somewhere. Presumably with all these fish or more. I don't want to kill a man's dreams/interests, but would putting them offsite in a barn or garage be more feasible. No one, including his own family does not understand any of this. We have/had been together 6 years.

I wanted to add to the above that the house the tanks are in is only a 1 story, 1250 sq. ft. home, no basement…so these tanks are everywhere. Would putting tanks in the basement of a new (his possible next) home cause a problem in the chi of the household as well?

Hi Millie,
I am so sorry to hear of your troubles. In terms of Feng Shui and the Five Elements, this overwhelming amount of Water combined with Fire (the fish themselves) is a combustible combination. In addition, Water is an element that needs boundaries and it sounds like those are very much lacking in this situation. So you will have much to discuss with your husband should you consider getting back together. I wish you all the very best, whatever the future holds.

Dear Madam , I have a big staircase going from ground to second floor . Staircase begins right turn upwards in east direction , then there is 10 ft wide space before the right turn to first floor . I wsih to keep fish aqm in this space .please advise

Hello,
It is really impossible for me to say without more information about your space. A staircase is inherently unstable and so an aquarium there may not work well from a Feng Shui standpoint. Please let me know if you would like to set up a mini-consultation so that I can give you the best answer.

Hello Daryl,
(My name is Ann, not Amy 🙂 ) Usually this is a good place for an aquarium but it is really impossible for me to say for sure without more information and a floor plan. Please let me know if you would like to set up a mini-consultation.

Hello Rena,
I am not exactly sure; I would need to see a floor plan to give you the best answer. Please let me know if you would like to schedule a mini-consultation, so that I can give you a valid answer.

Hi, I have a 2 bhk house where in my living room my mother in law and brother in law sleep at night. So after the entry door there is her bed and then next to that my brother in law sleep at night. So i want to keep my aquarium ( which will have 8 gold fish and 1 black gold fish) in the living room. I have heard that putting aquarium in bedroom is not good. But since my living , 2 family memeber sleep at night. Will it be a problem ? I can switch off the filter and light at night so that there is no noise

Hello Richa,
It is true that putting an aquarium in a bedroom is not good Feng Shui, but in this case since it is your living room, I would try it – perhaps with a small aquarium at first — to see if your relatives’ sleep is disturbed, or if other things begin to go wrong.

good day i want to ask coz i have a new small aquarium its a small bowl with a 2 golden fish and 2 golden with a white and i put it in the middle of our room or small partition it will be good its in the middle of east and south i hope you help me thanks i will wait your answer best regards jade

Hello Jade,
It is difficult for me to understand your question, so I cannot give you a good answer. Please write me directly at ann@openspacesfengshui.com and we can set up a mini-consultation so that you get the best Feng Shui advice.

Hello Jan,
There are many factors that would go into answering your question. Please let me know if you would like to schedule a consultation as this is the best way for me to understand your situation.

Hi..
This is regarding my fish aquarium. I have placed my aquarium in north west direction of living room. If the placment fine or not.
I have 4 black fish (apollo shark black) only. Is it fine or not
Requires your help on both the above queries.
Thanks for your help.
Regards
Ashish Rawal

Hello Ashish,
It is difficult for me to give you an answer as I need a lot more information about your space and your life goals. Please let me know if you would like to schedule a mini-consultation. Thank you.

Hi Ann , I m Roopa from bangalore
We had 2 aquarium in our home one in our living room and on other one in our bed room, we have goldfish in our bed room , I heard not to keep aquarium in the bedroom. But my husband not ready to keep the aquarium out from bedroom , I observed that it is very bad to our relationship. So plss if any other suggestion to keep it in bedroom. Plssssss

Hello Roopa,
There are many Feng Shui problems with keeping an aquarium in the bedroom, so the only thing I can suggest other than moving it to another room is to cover it and keep it as quiet as possible at night so that it doesn’t disturb your sleep. I hope your husband will change his mind to help your relationship.

Hello Raja,
I am sorry but you do not provide enough information for me to give you an answer. If you would like to send a sketch of your floor plan, and/or a photo, please use my Ask Ann page elsewhere on this site. Thank you.

Can we place two aquariums side by side in the living room ? And how many fish do I need to put in each of them as I read that its good to have a total of 9 fish but now if I have placed two aquariums then how many fish in total should be kept. Reason for two tanks, I had purchased a small aquarium long back and am planning to purchase a bigger one as I am moving to a bigger flat.
Please advice

Hello Ashish,
The ideal number for fish in your aquariums always needs to be connected with the number 9. So, 18 fish, or 27….
these numbers are a multiple of 9, and the digits themselves add to 9, so they are the most auspicious numbers in Feng Shui.

Hello Aso,
Two fighter fish in separate bowls may be ok depending on your life situation. They introduce a lot of high energy into the environment but may feel stifled as the only fish in the bowl. If they are happy and healthy, and don’t create excessive aggressive energy, they should be fine.

Hello mam ,
I have a small problem .i habe a 1.5 feet aquarium tank.and in this aquarium i have a flowerhorn.Actually the matter is mam my Mom says that son this is a ocean fish and that not good sign for evryone or not good luck for evryone.she is totally scared for the luck of my aquarium.what can i do mam? Is this true the aquarium is badluck for me???????

Hello,
I really want to put an aquarium in our new house to increase wealth and health but am totally confused about the placement! Please could you advise me? I can send you a picture of our flourplan. My thanks in advance, Liz.

Hi Ann,
I have 2 aquariums in my living room. 1st aquarium (4ft) is set in ) N/NE sector (against the wall and facing door entrance) and has 1 arowana, 1 flowerhorn and 2 pleco fish (total 4). The second tank is in E/SE sector (in between living room sofa set and dining table – not at the corner) and has 8 goldfish and 1 black goldfish (total 9). Is this good?